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Show A SETBACK TO SUPER8TITI0N. Friday and the Number Thirteen Both Lucky for America. Prof. C. A. L. Totten, formerly military mil-itary Instructor in Yale, replying to tho question of a Now Yorker whother 1903 is to be lucky or nn unlucky year ays: "What Is the matter with cither Friday or tho number thirteen? As to America, It bears thirteen all over Its heraldry, and Friday has been its chief day (discovery of America, Declaration Dec-laration of Independence, etc.) Wo have thirteen letters In E. Plurlbus Unum, the motto on our great seal. We havo thirteen, thirteen times repeated, re-peated, on that seal. Take out a new silver quarter, If you havo one left, nnd count tho thlrteens, oven on Its obverse face. Dear me, don't worry over tiro luckiest number. A full bnker's dozen Is thirteen that is, ono for good measure, pressed down nnd running over. Mnnnasseh wns the thirteenth trlbo in Israel and wo are tho people." |